ALEX SHARPE

Alex trained at the Webber Douglas Academy in London. She started her career as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz in the Olympia Theatre in Dublin in 1991. Her career includes The Raven Beckons in the Riverbank Theatre, Aloha Kamiamo in St Anthony's Theatre and Janet in The Rocky Horror Show. She has appeared in the panto as Principal Girl in the Gaiety Theatre Dublin for the last four years. Also, she appeared as Sally in Follies in concert with Dave Willetts, Lorna Luft and Millicent Martin, and as Jenny in Aspects of Love with John Barrowman and David Kernan. Alex has been a soloist on three occasions with the Radio Telefis Eireann Concert Orchestra, at the Adare Festival, in Romps with Rolf Harris and most recently in the RTE Proms The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber. As well as singing with Madonna on the Evita soundtrack, she has recorded two CD's, the first with Irish musical writer Shaun Purcell and The Cuchlain Cycle by W.B. Yeats, music by Michael Scott.

Alex toured with the UK touring cast of 'Les Miserables', playing the part of Eponine. 

On the 7th July, 2000, Alex and Damian recorded the single 'Grow old Along With Me' at the Abbey Road Studios along with the The City of Sheffield Youth Orchestra. At the moment Alex is appearing  in  her role as Bernadette in the new Andrew Lloyd Webber musical 'The Beautiful Game' which opened in September. Below is a short synopsis of

As the sixties draw to a close, life is just beginning for a group of teenagers. Amongst them are Father O'Donnel's football team including Del and John who both have enough talent to make it big. Their girlfriends, Mary and Christine are dreaming about what to do with their lives and worrying about the way their world is changing. Yearning for a time when they can live and love in peace, they all learn that to escape from bigotry and intolerance will take all the courage they can muster.

The germ of the ideas is based in truth - in 1969 there was a football team of enormous promise, but it's potential was never realised due to 'the troubles'. The characters, however, are entirely fictional and the Belfast setting a metaphor for conflict across the world.

This is Lord Lloyd Webber's first musical venture since 'Whistle Down the Wind' and Ben Eltons first attempt at this genre.

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